Recognised as Colour

#998DA0

#998DA0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#998DA0 is a violet with RGB values 153, 141, 160 and HSL 278°, 9%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#998DA0

RGBrgb(153, 141, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5529, 0.6275

RGB percentages60%, 55.3%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(277.9, 9.1%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 11.9%, 62.7%)

CMYK4.4%, 11.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,063,264

CSS custom property--colour: #998DA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#66725F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B90A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D919Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#998F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Gray · ΔE 13.4 Dark grey · ΔE 14.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.8 Dim grey · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#94A08D

Analogous#908DA0, #A08D9E

Triadic#A0998D, #8DA099

Split complementary#9EA08D, #8DA090

Tetradic#A0908D, #94A08D, #8D9EA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFCFD

Lighter +30%#E4E0E6

Lighter +20%#CBC5CE

Lighter +10%#B2A9B7

Darker −10%#807288

Darker −20%#665A6D

Darker −30%#4C4351

Darker −40%#322C35

More saturated +25%#A073BA

Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R153

G141

B160

Red153 (60%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue277.89°

Saturation (HSL)9.09%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 8D · B A0

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